Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-13
DAILY HERALD.
HEALTH REPORT.
rAestnse Beara,s Report for sel

rhestnte Beara,s Report for Sep
tember.
The State Board of Health has pre-
pared report which gives the popu-
lation Of towns and cities as 636, l50,
in which there were 795 deaths in
September. The remarks following
the statistics are as follows:
In the reports received from sixty
two towns in which deaths occurred
during the month of September, we
find mortality of 795 in an estimated
no,u,Iation of 636, ,150, which gives a
percentage of 1.24 deaths per 1000 for
the month, or an annual rate of 14.S8.
If. for a moment we contrast our NOR
tality with that of Eastern states, we
will at once see the wonderful salu-
brity of our climate. For instance,
we will take the month of August: !:
our annual death rate as computed by
the returns for that month was frac-
ton over IL per 1000. In New York,
il was %. .O6; in Massachusetts, 1880;
Ohio, 10. 167: Tennessee, 17.10: st.
Paul, 1909; in London, England, %;
Munich, 47.5; Cairo, so per 1000.
The mortality for the month of Sep
tember shows that we are entirely free
from any fatal epidemic disease, and
that the State is healthy throughout.
Consumption, as usual, shows the
largest number Of decedents, which
were ninety-seven, chiefly strangers.
Pneumonia caused twenty five
deaths, which is decrease OF ten
from the number reported last month,
the weather being more favorable to
those suffering from acute disease OF
the respiratory organs.
Bronchitis is reported as causing
seventeen deaths, thirteeen Of which
occurred in San Francisco, one in Sa-
linas, one in San Jose, one in Peta-
luna and one in Downey.
Congestion Of the lungs had a
mortality Of ten, chiefly among the
infants.
Diphtheria-The death rate from
this disease was about the same as
last month, twenty-five deaths being
caused by it. OF these, nine occurred
in San Francisco, eight il Santa Ana,
three in Oakland, two in st. Helena,
two in Watsonville, and one in Stock
ton.
Group caused eleven deaths, all
occurring in towns reporting 'diph-
liberia.
Whooping-cough had the small
mortality of two.
Scarlet fever caused four Deaths
two in San Francisco and two in Oak
land.
Measles is credited with but one
death.
Smallpox caused one death in San
Francisco.
Cholera Infantum gives death rec
ord of twenty-four, an increase over
former report. In the succeeding
months, when the weather cools, we
may expect decided decrease in the
infant mortality from this cause.
Diarrhea and Dysentery, although
OF frequent occurrence, caused but
three deaths, which is of conclusive
evidence Of the mildness of these dis
eases.
Typhoid Fever shows a decrease ol
nine from last report, there being but
twenty-five deaths from this cause
nine Of them occurred in San Fran
cisco, the others in different parts OF
the State, all sporadic in character.
Typho- Malarial Fever, although
more or less prevalent, Occasioned but
few deaths.
Remittent Fever is credited with five
deaths.
Cerebro-spinal fever is likewise cred
tied with five deaths all occurring in
San Francisco.
Cancer was fatal to twenty-five per,
SOUS.
Heart disease had mortality OF
forty-six.
Alcoholism caused the death Of
eighteen persons.
The following towns report that no
deaths occurred in any of them during
the month: Amador City, Auburn,
America, Cottonwood, Cloverdale,
Colfpx, Davisville, Forest Hill, Hills
Ferry, Lincoln, Millville, Monterey,
North Bloomfield, Truckee, Trinity,
Calitstoga, and Willis.
PREVAILING DISEASES
From reports received from ninety
localities in different parts OF the
State, we learn that the general health
fulness prevailing during August con-
tinued during the month of Septem-
Der. and that no zymotic or prevent
able disease has shown any epidemic
tendency wherever observed. This is
especiallyremarkable in the cases Of
scarlet fever, which, usually very COM
municable, seem to be so limited in
extension as to excite surprise. Why
this disease should be so virulent
and fatal at one time, and not at an
other, is one of the problems in medi
cine vet to be solved In London, where
Scarlet Fever is epidemic, over 12OC
cases being in hospital during August
the spread of the disease is attributed
to the unusually warm weather there
prevailing. In our State we have had
much warmer weather during the
same period, yet it did not increase
the prevalence of the disease or cause
it's extension from its original loca-
tion. The probable explanation Of
this immunity from epidemicity is the
general good health of the communi-
ty, their resistive powers to the in
road of disease being unimpaired by
unfavorable surroundings or meteoro-
logical conditions. The most fire.
quently mentioned ailments continue
to be;
,Diarrhea and dysentery, which
3 have been observed with frequency in
Al
Eodie, Etna Mills, North Bloomfield,
'DaVisville, Sacramento, Truckee,
Knights Ferry, Castroville, Downey,
Cloverdale, Sonora, ,Wheatland, Locke
ford, Weaverville, Elk Grove, Mil
vile, Nicolaus, Merced, Modesto, Le-
moore, Shasta and Alturas. The
mortality is exceedingly limited, hence
we infer that the disease is quite mild.
Measles prevails to a limited extent
in Cottonwood, Red Bluff, Anderson,
Arbuckle, Modesto, Cotton, Merced,
Oakland and San Francisco.
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